Pellet grill
AssigneeWH Products, LLC
InventorsPaul J. Simon, Michael R. Giebel, Xianjia Fan
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Abstract
A solid pellet fueled apparatus having a duel auger system and multi/high speed auger motor is disclosed. The duel auger may include first and second auger blades mounted on a single auger shaft having blade pitches configured to convey solid fuel in opposite directions towards a central burn pot. Each auger blade may service a separate solid fuel compartment provided in a single hopper. The auger motor may have a high-speed setting that may be selected for solid fuel clean out.
Claims19
A cooking grill, comprising:
- a solid fuel hopper;
- a burn pot;
- a removable burn pot base;
- a first auger blade disposed between the solid fuel hopper and the burn pot;
- and
- an auger motor operatively connected to the first auger blade,
- wherein the auger motor controller is configured to selectively rotate the first auger blade continuously for a solid fuel clean out operation of the cooking grill for a duration longer than required for a burn operation of the cooking grill.
A method of operation of a cooking grill to provide a burn operation and a solid fuel clean-out operation, comprising the steps of:
- providing a solid fuel hopper having solid fuel in at least a first compartment;
- providing a first auger blade dedicated to convey the solid fuel from the first compartment;
- rotating the first auger blade continuously for a solid fuel clean out operation of the cooking grill for a duration longer than required for a burn operation of the cooking grill.
A pellet grill, comprising:
- a burn pot having an upper opening;
- a first solid fuel compartment having a first lower opening communicating directly or through one or more intervening passages with the burn pot upper opening;
- a first auger blade disposed between the first solid fuel compartment and the burn pot;
- and
- an auger motor configured to selectively rotate the first auger blade continuously for a solid fuel clean out operation of the pellet grill for a duration longer than required for a burn operation of the pellet grill or selectively rotate the first auger blade at a first speed for the burn operation of the pellet grill and at a second higher speed for a solid fuel clean out operation of the pellet grill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.